Container



Patented Jan. 17, 1928. p

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CONTAINER.

Application filed April 20, 1926. Serial No. 103,208.

This invention relates to containers and particularly to such as are used for liquids, powders and pharmaceuticals 1n general.

One object of the invention is to provide.

a container of unitary construction having impermeable walls, air, gas and moisture A further feature is in the provision of a container the walls of which are transparent and substantially unbreakable due to their yielding nature, and provided with bands susceptible of receiving inscriptions in addition to other bands bearing perma nent legends.

Another aim 1s to produce effective means for closing the container by impervious caps, removable and replaceable at will.

These and similar features, which will become apparent as the description progresses, are accomplished by the novel construction of parts hereinafter described in detail and illustrated in the drawing constituting a component of this disclosure, and in which i Figure 1 is a partial side elevational, partial longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a side view of the upper part of a container showing a modified type of closure.

Figure 4 13 a similar view showing a further modification.

Figure 5 is another like View of a variant closure as applied.

Figure 6 is a similar View of a still further variation of closing means.

The container as shown consists of a body 10, here shown as cylindrical, having a flanged base 11 extending slightly outward As shown in Fig. 1, the upper edge. of the container is curled to constitute a bead 1 3, acting as a re-enforcement and producing a desirable edge finish, the bead being presented outwardly to admit the entrance of an ordinary cork stopper 14.

In place of the heading at the upper ed e, a coarse pitch screw thread 15 may e formed on the upper portion of the container to be engaged with corresponding threads on the flange 16 of a cap 17, as seen in Figure 3, thus constituting a well known form of cap closure, the combined threads operating, in conjunction with the cap, to stiffen the structure and make a tight joint. In Figure 4 the top of the container is plainly cylindrical and set therein is a ring 18 of celluloid or even metal, the same being securely held by contraction of the container wall in the process of hardening or curing thatv takes place.

The upper portion of the ring 18 is provided with threadsto engage the flange 19 of a cap 20 in the manner previously indicated.

A similar ring or band 21 is shown inserted in Fig. 5, the upper extending portion 22 of the band being slightly tapered or same presenting a space on which an inscriptionmay be made and a similar band 29. may bear the imprint of the manufacturer or dealer.

These bands may either completely or partially encircle the body and are applied in the manner of an enamel to become a part of the body, not as a removable label butpart of the structure.

It will be understood thatthe so called bands may be applied in various shapes and in any position, not necessarily as shown, and the operation and use of the containers will be clearly evident.

Although the foregoing is descriptive of the preferred embodiment of the invention,

it will be apparent that minor changes may be made in its construction, Without the exercise of invention or conflicting with the scope of the claims hereto appended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A flexible container comprising a flexible transparent body composed of impervious material, a bottom integral with said body, a re-enforcing means at the top and bottom of the body, a cover engageable on the body, and enamel annular strips baked directly on said body, one of said 

